In the name of progress and prosperity for our country, we must open ourselves up to a host of educational strategies, options and experiments to advance student learning. We must hold firm that with an education and a dream, every American can make his or her own success.

Last week, the Obama administration granted waivers to ten states, freeing them from well-intentioned but unrealistic rules under the No Child Left Behind Act.

Education does not need to be reformed -- it needs to be revolutionized. Educators, politicians, students, and parents needs to ask themselves: How can we make school the best hours of a kid's day?

Here's a new headline: growing evidence from hundreds of schools across the country demonstrates that we can turn the tide on American students' reading and math scores.

Although some people really want to improve the system for our children, there are also those who see our schools as a way to bring about their vision of a 21st century America -- which sometimes looks a lot like 1984.

Eliminating "tenure" may be politically popular, but eroding due process and the 'just cause' standard creates an environment where even good teachers can be fired just 'cause it serves some other interest.

Politicians and pundits extol the necessity of a "21st-century education" and yet, what do we get? Another round of teacher layoffs and repeated hatchet blows to the school calendar.

Turnarounds need to be intense, but reformers must also take the time to lay a foundation for dramatic improvements.

Get back to the cradle, Mr. President, to the scientists in the crib, to those magical years of early childhood, where our country's future lies.

WASHINGTON — Signs of trouble are arising for President Barack Obama's plan to put education overhaul at the forefront of his agenda as he adjus...

Please explain to me, a F500 business woman, Chamber of Commerce member, and parent, how firing 6-10 percent of teachers annually will improve the quality of education in our nation?

National attention has turned to Hispanic educational achievement following President Obama's latest executive order. Dr. Joe Gonzales, Principal at ...